Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a housewife, Rahimat Salaum while attempting to escape justice after killing her ailing husband and burning his body.
The incident, which happened in Pegi, Abuja, was uncovered when Police operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Pegi Police Division, on July 29, 2024, at about 6:00 p.m., intercepted the suspect, who had loaded the properties of her late husband in a Moni truck and was leaving the community.
FCT Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, while confirming the incident, said: “Acting on credible intelligence, the operatives arrested Rahimat Salaum. During interrogation, the suspect admitted to killing her husband after a fight ensued between them.
She subsequently led the police operatives to an uncompleted building where she had dumped the gruesomely burnt body.”